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Kosovo B Coal Power Plant Kosovo

Coal power plant in Pristina, Kosovo. Approximate location 42.6937, 21.057.

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Kosovo B Coal Power Plant Kosovo is a 678 MW coal power station in Pristina, Kosovo. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 848k homes (estimated). It ranks #2 of 5 Kosovo power plants by installed capacity.

678MW installed capacity
848,468homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0042699.

Data status

Known data

FacilityKosovo B Coal Power Plant Kosovo WRI
CountryKosovo · Pristina WRI
Coordinates42.6937, 21.057 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity678 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000103000; part of a generating complex
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions2,969,640 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#2 / 5 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 / 4 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent848,468 calculated
Climate9.2°C · HDD 3,255 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 28/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103000; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Key facts

Share of Kosovo coal capacity
29.4% of 2,308 MW across 4 plants in this dataset

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Kosovo

Kosovo A Coal Power Plant Kosovo: 800 MW800Kosovo A C…Kosovo B Coal Power Plant Kosovo: 678 MW678Kosovo B C…Kosovo C power station: 500 MW500Kosovo C p…Istok power station: 330 MW330Istok powe…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 42.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

9.2°Cannual mean temp
3,255heating degree-days (base 18°C)
70cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
759 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -2 °CJF: 0 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 9 °CAM: 14 °CMJ: 17 °CJJ: 19 °CJA: 19 °CAS: 15 °CSO: 10 °CON: 4 °CND: 0 °CD19 °C

Heating degree-days here run 32% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 70/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
28/100environmental-severity index
20.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
183 kmdistance to coast

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest coal power plant of 4 in Kosovo by capacity.

Kosovo has 4 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 2,308 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 42.6937, 21.057 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Kosovo B Coal Power Plant Kosovo?

Kosovo B Coal Power Plant Kosovo is a 678 MW coal power plant in Pristina, Kosovo.

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